That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 67 Wintersweet blossoms
On the afternoon of New Year's Eve, Li Ye went to Erliang Store to pick up Wen Leyu and the others.

Hu Man and several other girls came over yesterday to keep Wen Leyu company. Li Ye asked them to go to the warm Erliangdian to review their homework, cook and eat during the day, and go back to the school dormitory to sleep at night.

When they arrived at Erliang Store, Han Xia and others were very generous and had no objections to going to Li Ye's house to celebrate the New Year. On the contrary, the "rightful owner" Wen Leyu was a little hesitant to let go.

The bold Han Xia immediately shouted: "Hey, this ugly daughter-in-law is afraid of meeting her parents-in-law. Wen Leyu, you are so beautiful, what are you afraid of?"

"Hahaha~"

Han Xia and Hu Man both laughed, but Jiang Xiaoyan said anxiously: "Don't talk nonsense, it's not good to be overheard."

Han Xia and Hu Man were a little embarrassed and hurriedly explained: "It's a joke, don't take it seriously."

But Wen Leyu, who was still a little shy at first, suddenly became "cold".

She glanced at Han Xia coldly, spread her long legs, and followed Li Ye.

After arriving at Li's house, Wen Leyu changed his previous "outstanding" attitude and became generous in asking people to help him make dumplings and work quickly.

"It turns out she can cook too!"

Han Xia and others were very surprised. Wen Leyu's impression on them had always been that he was not very down-to-earth and a bit unworldly.

But looking at it now, Xiao Nizi is actually very versatile!
The Li family suddenly had four more girls. Grandma Li was very happy. She ordered them to do this and that, while whispering quietly to the old man.

"Look at that. Her butt is big enough, and her chest is broad and her waist is long. She must be easy to give birth to."

"And that one, look at how quickly he works, you can tell he's a master of life."

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"Hey, our Xiaoye, why did we fall in love with that skinny girl! Look, look, do some work, just like dancing. It's not as good as that little Nier who chops stuffing."

"You know nothing! Stop nagging. If your grandson hears it, let's see how you end it."

"I can't take care of my grandson?"

Li Zhongfa's words made Grandma Li Wu Juying very unhappy, but just as Li Ye looked over, the second half of Wu Juying's words suddenly withered.

Now she looks at her eldest grandson, he is really a baby.

He is good-looking and can make money. He buys a woolen coat that is dozens of yuan too expensive without even blinking an eye. He doesn’t even have to ask for it. In the next few decades of his life, he still refers to this grandson as a filial piety!
Although she doesn't like Wen Leyu very much, as long as Li Ye is willing, she will recognize this granddaughter-in-law with a smile and will never embarrass Li Ye.

But she would never have imagined that Wen Leyu, who was not as good as Jiang Xiaoyan in her eyes, would be as stunning as a "treasure girl" in Li Ye's eyes.

People from the two eras look at girls differently.

The "good girl" that Wu Juying considers is someone like Jiang Xiaoyan, who can chop meat stuffing with two kitchen knives and make a loud "bang bang bang" sound on the cutting board.

But in Li Ye's eyes, the ever-present elegance is truly alluring.

Wen Leyu, even when cooking, has a subtle elegance.

This is by no means a deliberate act on her part, but a habit of small details.

For example, she squatted down to wash vegetables with a few classmates. Han Xia and others did whatever they felt comfortable with, with their feet spread apart as if they were squatting on a horse.

Wen Leyu, on the other hand, will habitually restrain himself a lot. He will never push his butt upwards, nor will his feet be stretched out like Donald Duck.

Li Ye had seen some women in movies who could cook elegantly before.
For example, Julie in "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" has the charm to captivate all living beings when she pours out the milk in the kitchen after the shootout.

But Li Ye always believed that it was all performances and movies.

But now that he saw Wen Leyu, Li Ye believed that such a person existed in reality.

Li Ye recalled Teacher Ke's aura and temperament, and finally understood the meaning of "influenced by ears and eyes".

I have been following Teacher Ke since I was a child, and every move I make is natural.

The "unpleasantness" in the eyes of grandma Wu Juying is Wen Leyu's natural expression, just like a crane walking in the water, every movement and silence are all elegant nature.

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The Li family's New Year's Eve dinner mainly consists of dumplings and a few meat dishes, which is already very rich for ordinary families in this era.

Under the warm reception of Li Zhongfa and Wu Juying, several female classmates were all full.

Then the men drank and the women played cards. At around nine o'clock, Wu Juying called Li Yue over.

"There are a few children staying at the school. I'm worried. You can stay with them for a day and bring your horseshoe watch. You can bring them over at four o'clock tomorrow and go with Xiaoye to pay homage to Master Huai."

"What?"

Li Ye was serving tea and water to two people drinking in the outer room. Without hearing anything else, he heard someone getting up at four in the morning.

Grandma said in the back room: "What are you doing? Get up early tomorrow and come with me to pay homage to Master Huai. I wish you the best in high school next year."

Li Ye understood.Old Sophora japonica is an old Sophora japonica tree located in the old town in the north of Qingshui County. I don’t know how old it is. Anyway, it was there when my grandfather’s grandfather’s grandfather lived.
It has been passed down by word of mouth for so many years that it is related to the old locust tree in the fairy match. It is highly believed by the local people. Every year during the Chinese New Year, there are not a few people who rush to burn incense and kowtow.

Li Ye said dumbfounded: "Grandma, my grandfather and my father are both D members. Are you engaging in feudal superstition here?"

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The room was quiet for a second, and then a handful of peanuts were thrown out of the back room and scattered on the wine table in front of the three men.

"You little bastard is talking nonsense and is still superstitious. Get out of here and kneel in the yard!"

Grandma, who had always been submissive to Li Ye, went crazy, scaring Li Ye so much that he ran away with his head in his arms.

Of course, it's impossible to kneel down when you go out, just to avoid the limelight.

But then, Grandpa Li Zhongfa came out.

He took out the cigarette case and handed one to Li Ye.

Li Ye didn't dare to answer. What was he going to do?

Li Zhongfa lit it himself, took two puffs, looked at the boundless night and spoke quietly.

"That year, a small team of ours was responsible for blocking the attack, but it was broken up. After the breakout, there were only a dozen people left."

"In that kind of environment, catching up with the large army is the only way to survive. We got lost and came to a fork in the road."

"No one knew which way to go, so I just heard that Lao Huaiye's fellow villagers kicked me and scolded me."

"We didn't want to surrender to anyone, so we parted ways. I took a brother with me and took the right path, and they went to the left."

Li Zhong's eyes were red and his voice changed: "Later, we both survived, but they didn't come back."

Li Ye swallowed and said nothing.

It was obviously a coincidence, but for some reason, Li Zhongfa was in awe.

As the grandson of Li Zhongfa, be smart and don't make yourself uncomfortable.

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Late at night, after setting off firecrackers on behalf of the male members of the Li family, Li Ye returned to school with his sisters Li Yue, Hu Man and other classmates.

Li Yue was a few years older and had been working for another year. He was very flexible in speaking and doing things, and he quickly became involved with Hu Man and others.

As they walked, Li Yue led Hu Man, Han Xia and others to the front, leaving room for his younger brother and Wen Leyu to chat.

Because she noticed that Wen Leyu was obviously depressed after late at night.

Li Ye also noticed it and asked her softly: "Do you miss your mother?"

Wen Leyu nodded as he walked.

The communication conditions in 81 were really too backward.

Ever since Teacher Ke sent a telegram to Li Ye and the others on the day he arrived in the capital, there has been no further contact.

On New Year's Eve, Wen Leyu felt separated from his mother, who depended on each other for the first time.

For this kind of thing, Li Ye could only try his best to enlighten him: "Don't worry! Teacher Ke is not a child, so nothing will happen to him."

Wen Leyu nodded slightly again and said, "I'm not a child either."

The two of them walked forward in silence. When they reached a low wall, they suddenly smelled a faint but refreshing fragrance.

Li Ye stopped and asked Wen Leyu: "Did you hear it?"

Wen Leyu's little nose twitched twice and said, "It's the fragrance of plum blossoms."

Li Ye pointed to the low wall and said, "Although we can't see the plum blossom through this wall, it has already bloomed."

Wen Leyu was at a loss, and he realized it after a moment.

She smiled at Li Ye and suddenly held his sleeve.

"You want to tell me that the flowers have bloomed and spring is not far away, right?"

"Don't try so hard to comfort me, I'm actually very strong."

Li Ye: "."

At the end of 81, the wintersweet blossoms bloomed.

Some people are actually more tenacious and elegant than wintersweet.

(End of this chapter)